Two turkeys from opposite sides of the tracks must put aside their differences and team up to travel back in time to change the course of history—and get turkey off the holiday menu for good.
A stale turkey hash that heaves a lot of ingredients in the oven but never turns on the gas, a frantic attempt to come up with an animated film built around Thanksgiving Day traditions.
– David Hiltbrand,
Philadelphia Inquirer,
1 Nov 2013
rotten:
Everything about "Free Birds" feels perfunctory, from its generic title and holiday setting to its starry voice cast and undistinguished use of 3-D.
– Christy Lemire,
RogerEbert.com,
1 Nov 2013
rotten:
The movie's animal rights, vegetarian message should go down easily with politically correct parents - at least until they choke on the offensive depiction of 17th-century turkeys as face-painted, headband-wearing native Americans.
– Liam Lacey,
Globe and Mail,
1 Nov 2013
fresh:
A lot of agreeable kookiness compensates for the ramshackle script in this tale of turkeys traveling back in time to prevent becoming an essential part of Thanksgiving dinner.
– Michael Sragow,
Orange County Register,
1 Nov 2013
rotten:
Free Birds is not (sorry) a turkey of a film. But it doesn't really soar terribly high either.